Quotes by Carlos Castaneda

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  A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wideawake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance. Going to knowledge or going to war in any other manner is a mistake, and whoever makes it will live to regret his steps.

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  A man of knowledge chooses a path with a heart and follows it and then he looks and rejoices and laughs and then he sees and knows.

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  A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.

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  All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart!

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  Conclusions arrived at through reasoning have very little or no influence in altering the course of our lives.

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  Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use.

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  No person is important enough to make me angry.

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  Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.

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  The things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.

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  The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.

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  To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.

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  We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

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  We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe.